August 15, 2021
Albany, NY

Governor Cuomo Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress During COVID-19 Pandemic

Governor Cuomo Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress During COVID-19 Pandemic

41,823 Vaccine Doses Administered Over Last 24 Hours

18 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today updated New Yorkers on the state's progress combatting COVID-19.

"COVID-19 continues to pose a threat to New Yorkers across the state, and getting shots in arms is the only way to defeat this pandemic for good and move into the future," Governor Cuomo said. "Millions of New Yorkers who've taken the vaccine are a testament to its safety and efficacy, and if you haven't received your shot yet, I urge you to do so right away. Convenient sites are open across the state for walk-ins or appointments and vaccines are available to all eligible New Yorkers."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Test Results Reported - 154,566
  • Total Positive - 4,479
  • Percent Positive - 2.90%
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 3.06%
  • Patient Hospitalization - 1,650 (-4)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 273
  • Patients in ICU - 355 (+8)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 138 (+6)
  • Total Discharges - 189,026 (+278)
  • Deaths - 18
  • Total Deaths - 43,248
  • Total vaccine doses administered - 22,899,977
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 41,823
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 308,511
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 74.6%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 68.2%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 77.5%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 69.8%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 62.6%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 56.9%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 65.1%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 58.3%

Each region's 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

Region

Thursday, August 12, 2021

Friday, August 13, 2021

Saturday, August 14, 2021

Capital Region

4.51%

4.47%

4.52%

Central New York

4.19%

4.34%

4.49%

Finger Lakes

4.25%

4.13%

4.07%

Long Island

3.75%

3.69%

3.69%

Mid-Hudson

3.10%

3.18%

3.25%

Mohawk Valley

3.90%

3.97%

3.79%

New York City

2.65%

2.64%

2.60%

North Country

3.58%

3.80%

3.88%

Southern Tier

3.78%

3.82%

3.65%

Western New York

3.40%

3.22%

3.24%

Statewide

3.10%

3.09%

3.06%

Each New York City borough's 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

Borough in NYC

Thursday, August 12, 2021

Friday, August 13, 2021

Saturday, August 14, 2021

Bronx

2.97%

3.04%

3.12%

Kings

2.59%

2.60%

2.57%

New York

2.13%

2.10%

2.01%

Queens

2.77%

2.75%

2.74%

Richmond

3.66%

3.72%

3.71%

Yesterday, 4,479 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 2,188,761. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County

Total Positive

New Positive

Albany

25,808

67

Allegany

3,622

1

Broome

19,254

28

Cattaraugus

5,893

8

Cayuga

6,646

30

Chautauqua

9,198

21

Chemung

7,987

2

Chenango

3,694

10

Clinton

4,948

4

Columbia

4,204

7

Cortland

4,079

13

Delaware

2,553

11

Dutchess

30,806

93

Erie

92,204

128

Essex

1,685

6

Franklin

2,653

9

Fulton

4,571

8

Genesee

5,520

7

Greene

3,547

4

Hamilton

335

0

Herkimer

5,382

6

Jefferson

6,382

7

Lewis

2,906

4

Livingston

4,617

10

Madison

4,715

11

Monroe

71,617

141

Montgomery

4,409

12

Nassau

192,254

379

Niagara

20,575

23

NYC

987,945

2,258

Oneida

23,267

26

Onondaga

40,621

101

Ontario

7,662

13

Orange

50,436

102

Orleans

3,213

2

Oswego

7,977

20

Otsego

3,632

15

Putnam

10,993

18

Rensselaer

11,828

35

Rockland

48,355

53

Saratoga

16,408

49

Schenectady

13,826

32

Schoharie

1,809

3

Schuyler

1,100

2

Seneca

2,084

2

St. Lawrence

6,964

20

Steuben

7,108

12

Suffolk

209,136

340

Sullivan

7,001

12

Tioga

3,968

2

Tompkins

4,644

16

Ulster

14,552

46

Warren

3,952

17

Washington

3,312

6

Wayne

6,023

14

Westchester

134,021

208

Wyoming

3,651

2

Yates

1,209

3

Yesterday, 18 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 43,248. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

County

New Deaths

Bronx

1

Dutchess

3

Erie

1

Kings

3

Manhattan

1

Monroe

1

Nassau

2

Putnam

1

Queens

3

Saratoga

1

Warren

1

All New York State mass vaccination sites are now open to eligible New Yorkers for walk-in vaccination on a first-come, first-serve basis. People who would prefer to schedule an appointment at a state-run mass vaccination site can do so on the Am I Eligible App or by calling 1-833-NYS-4-VAX. People may also contact their local health department, pharmacy, doctor or hospital to schedule appointments where vaccines are available, or visit vaccines.gov to find information on vaccine appointments near them.

Yesterday, 26,040 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 17,116 completed their vaccine series. A geographic breakdown of New Yorkers who have been vaccinated by region is as follows:

People with at least one vaccine dose

People with complete vaccine series

Region

Cumulative

Increase over past 24 hours

Cumulative

Increase over past 24 hours

Total

Total

Capital Region

704,404

897

651,963

625

Central New York

553,722

486

517,565

390

Finger Lakes

713,348

928

670,256

673

Long Island

1,670,935

5,149

1,497,800

3,230

Mid-Hudson

1,327,661

2,783

1,188,466

1,898

Mohawk Valley

275,281

317

255,741

218

New York City

5,890,155

13,891

5,272,411

8,882

North Country

255,893

224

233,346

114

Southern Tier

366,116

512

340,873

389

Western New York

777,238

853

719,138

697

Statewide

12,534,753

26,040

11,347,559

17,116

The COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker Dashboard is available to update New Yorkers on the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. The New York State Department of Health requires vaccinating facilities to report all COVID-19 vaccine administration data within 24 hours; the vaccine administration data on the dashboard is updated daily to reflect the most up-to-date metrics in the state's vaccination effort. New York State Department of Health-reported data from NYSIIS and CIR differs slightly from federally-reported data, which is inclusive of federally-administered doses and other minor differences. Both numbers are included in the release above.

Contact the Governor's Press Office

Contact us by phone:

Albany: (518) 474-8418
New York City: (212) 681-4640

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